Students from Hyde Park Middle School got a behind-the-scenes look at the Pennzoil 400. Students competed with model race cars to earn the trip.
UNLV’s Brandon McCoy was named MW Freshman of the Year. McCoy also was selected to the All-Mountain West second team. Teammate Shakur Juiston joined McCoy on the second team. UNLV point guard Jordan Johnson was named an honorable mention. Boise State’s Chandler Hutchison was chosen top player.
How the 2018 Oscars Are Different 1. How the winners are announced 2. Daniela Vega is the first transgender Oscar presenter 3. Time’s Up is believed to dominate the red carpet 4. Casey Affleck won’t present the best actress award 5. Harvey Weinstein won’t be present this year
‘Bomb Cyclone’ Rips Through East Coast At least six people are dead after a monster storm slammed the Northeast. The storm destroyed power lines, leaving 2 million people without any power. Thousands of flights were canceled Friday due to massive winds. Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency on Saturday. The National Weather Service warned about flooding along the Massachusetts coast, including Boston.
Covering The Cage hosts Adam Hill and Heidi Fang go over the main card fights including Cris Cyborg keeping her title, Bryan Ortega’s win over Frankie Edgar and Sean O’Malley fighting through an injury.
UFC president Dana White on what’s next for Brian Ortega and Cris Cyborg, what he thought of Sean O’Malley’s performance and confirms Conor McGregor did offer to step in to UFC 222 card.
Gilbert Manzano recaps the quarterfinal actual from the WCC Tournament.
Cris “Cyborg” Justino successfully defended her women’s featherweight belt for a second time when she stopped Yana Kunitskaya at UFC 222. Next, she’s interested in a fight with women’s bantamweight champion, Amanda Nunes.
Fresh off of a decision win over Ashley Yoder at UFC 222, Mackenzie Dern says she’s content to work her way up the ladder in the strawweight division.
After finishing Frankie Edgar by way of knockout at UFC 222, Brian Ortega says he’d be willing to fight UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway at UFC 226 in July.
After defeating Stefan Struve at UFC 222, Andrei Arlovski spoke with media about tying the UFC heavyweight record for most wins in the division, changing camps and his evolution as a fighter.
Alexander Hernandez made his UFC debut on just a week’s notice and managed to knockout the no. 12 ranked lightweight, Beneil Dariush, at UFC 222.
Zak Ottow finished Las Vegas’ Mike Pyle by way of technical knockout in the first round. Pyle had said this would be the last fight of his career prior to the bout.
Korean War Veterans at the Southern Nevada Veterans Cemetery are welcomed home with a memorial
Raiders beat writer Michael Gehlken goes over how Reggie McKenzie’s son Kahlil McKenzie is a potential draft pick for the Raiders.
Cody Stamann defeated the number 7 ranked bantamweight when he took a decision over Bryan Caraway at UFC 222.
The driver won the Xfinity race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday. Ben Gotz/Las Vegas Review-Journal
UFC welterweight Hector Lombard discusses his UFC 222 loss by way of disqualification to C.B. Dollaway, what action he’ll take next, and why he left American Top Team for a camp in Germany.
First Friday art, culture, music and food event takes place on the first Friday of every month in and around the studios and galleries of the Arts District in downtown Las Vegas. (K.M. Cannon)
NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Spencer Gallagher of Las Vegas talks about the ultimate goal of the GMS race team owned by his father, Maury. Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas native Kurt Busch talks about the importance of the Pennzoil 400, nearly winning his second straight Daytona 500, and what it would mean to finally win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review Journal)
The forward has 57 points, equalling his career best heading into Sunday’s road game against New Jersey. (Steve Carp/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sunday’s headlines: Bomb threat triggers evacuation at Las Vegas Walmart, Woman claims ownership of dead woman’s house in Las Vegas, Gaming’s donations are large part of Las Vegas Victims’ Fund (Rochelle Richards/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Last time the two teams faced each other, UNLV lost to Utah State 85-78. Utah State’s Sam Merrill and Koby McEwen are some of the Mountain West’s most effective backcourts. The Aggies can’t match UNLV’s Shakur Juiston and Brandon McCoy, who can help UNLV dominate inside. Both teams are on four-game losing streaks. The winner gets the No. 7 seed in next week’s MW tournament. It’s the final regular-season game for both teams. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday at Utah State.
Saturday’s headlines: Coroner identifies body found near Mount Charleston, Wrongful death lawsuit filed in Grand Canyon helicopter crash, Another student arrested for threats against Clark County school (Rochelle Richards/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bryan Salmond, Ed Graney and David Schoen discuss the Golden Knights loss to the Ottawa Senators, including what Vegas has to correct on its upcoming road trip.
Bryan Salmond recaps the Golden Knights 5-4 loss to the Ottawa Senators.
Gilbert Manzano recaps the action from the first day of the WCC men’s basketball tournament.
Tennis stars Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep practiced with Andre Agassi and Darren Cahill at Life Time’s athletic center in Henderson on Friday afternoon. (Roy Thevenot)